THIS ISSUE
Charles Pigott explores retained EU law through recent findings from the employment coalface
Global rhetoric has commandeered the hijab for political power plays: the choice of what to wear should be for each woman to decide for herself, say Shabina Begum & Marisa Razeek
Look out this weekend and next week for legal teams belly dancing, salsa-ing, bachata-ing and reggaeton-ing, baking ten cakes, singing ten songs, swimming 100 lengths of a swimming pool, crossing ten bridges, walking, running, crafting or completing 100 minutes of yoga
The majority of LGBT+ lawyers feel able to be themselves in the workplace, either always (53%) or sometimes (41%), according to Law Society research due to be released in July
Eight paid internships at the Supreme Court are up for grabs in the first initiative of its kind
Underfunding of youth court work is damaging the interests of defendants, victims and witnesses, barristers have warned
Rangers Football Club has lost the latest leg of its legal action over branded merchandise and replica kits
MoJ easing emergency measures this month
DIY claims in new digital portal to tackle ‘whiplash culture’
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
NEWS
NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies
From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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